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A ROMAN CARNIVAL.
A Once Magnificent Festival That Has
Lost Most of It's Charms.

A Once Magnificent Festival That Has
Lost Most of It's Charms.
I should dearly wish that some one
would satisfactorily explain to me the
growing stolidity and seriousness of
the Italians as people. Not very long
ago these hot-headed, warm-blooded
southerners were the merriest of the
merry andrews of Europe. From time
immemorial Rome was the scene of
many a feast and frolic; its streets
often rang to the measured dance OF
Populus and Populus' sweetheart, and
in its gorgeous palatial halls lovely
gentlemen made the welkin ring with
the music of their sandaled feet on the
tesselated floor. Perhaps the Oldest of
Roman carnivals was that held in
honor of the god Pan, during which
the pagan priests used to doff their
sacred vestments, and, covering them
selves with the skins of the sacrificed
goats. would run in bacchant style
through the city. playfully whipping
men and women with their thongs of
office. Such amusements were called
the Lupercalia games, and remained
in force till A. D. 518, when they were
abolished by virtue of ukase of Anas-
tasius.
Then followed the Christian carni-
val, the history of which can be traced
down without interruption to our own
day, These feasts were of quite a
grandlose character, not only here but
throughout the entire peninsula Alas,
however, for the mutability of all
things humanLs The madcap orgies of
Verona, the bacchanalian festivities OF
Gindecca, the flower fetes Of Padua,
and the good. old soul-stirring,
magnificent carnivals of Rome, inn
mortalized by the genius of Salvador
Rosa, have passed irrevocably into the
shadow-land of the past. Where giant
| satyrs used to strut in all the para
| pharna1ia of silk and satin togas we
can now see only Monkeys in caps and
jenkins. The Roman carnival is to-
day almost as dead as the Olympian
games. Its dances are the dances OF
death, and its high prists whisper into
each others ears what the Trappisi
monks ominously mutter in theil
prayers through the watches
of the night: Brother, thou mus
der The rigid money-making ma
lterialism of modern civilization ha:
had much to do with the downfall O
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sick-RooM "DoNT.s."
The Kind of Comfort for Which SuffertI
Mankind Is Hardly Longing.

The Kind OF Comfort Tor which SunerenS
Mankind Is Hardly Longing.
Don't enter sick room with your
face long as eternity, and, with voice
mournful as a screech owls, remark:
This is world of trouble; we all
have somethin' to bear; if 'tisn't one
thing it's another just so; and the
another is to try to look happy
when listening to such cheerful OBJ
servations regarding the vanity of
human affairs.
Don't start from sway down East"
and travel steadily to the Pacific coast,
barring little pleasure excursion to
the Gulf of Mexico, to give an account
of your cousins, your uncles' and your
aunts' diseases. How these esteemed
relatives suffered, pinned and finally
died. The original sin of the listening
invalid is likely to be 50 awakened as
to wish you had died too in the long,
long ago
Don't, by way of comfort, say:
'Tve known sights O. folks sick jest
like ye be lay round and thought they
couldn't do nothin'. but when somethin'
happened to rouse 'em they could
work smart's anybody. Now lots O.
times git up in the mornin' and feel
SO puny and spindlin', seems if I
couldn't do my work nohow; but 1
just rouse myself and go to work
smashin' through my sweepin', mop
pin, cookin', etc., and by noon I'm
clipper as a cricket. Nothin' like
havin' ambition and will
Don't say: II know you're dretfully
the good Lord has taken to teach We
and discipline ye. We all have to learn
patience one way or mother and I've
heard tell nothin' was so good to make
us poor 'creechers' kind O. soft and
lamb-like in our feelins' as to have the
flesh mortified by sickness"
This kind of comfort will make your.
nearer, in nine cases out of ten, feel
more like an old sheep than like a
tender lamb.
Don't say: Il know sights o. folks
worse off m ye be. There's Sary Ann
Noddlegrass has cancer, rheumatic,
malary and fits and yet she keeps up
jest wond' full. And then Marthy Simp-
kins; she's got a tumor, dyspepsy and
neuralgy, and yet you wouldn't think
nothin' allied her. She's so clipper and
cheerful None of 'em don't never
have no doctor, neither, and yit they
git long jest as well as these folks that
are forever putterin' with DOCTOR
Does the gentle reader think these
hints are useless? IF so, fear he has
never been privileged to act as a re-
ception committee of one to all sorts
of callers during protracted illness;
well-meaning persons, dear, dear
souls. Heaven bless them and have
mercy on them), but as untitled for
their self appointed mission of COM
forting the sick as Sioux Indian
would be. Aye, more unfit, for the
Indian would keep silence instead OF
talking by the hour and then hoping
YOU had not been talked into a chilli
ArEansaW Iraveler.
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CHAPTER XIV

Meanwhile, Tad, possessed by one
dominant thought, which had flashed
across his mind at Mr.. Mason's men,
ton of the loss of his wife's fur-lined
circular, was speeding through the
half darkness up the street in the di-
rection of Potter's.
For, an hour or so before, while
walking the hotel piazza, pending the
arrival of the stage, Tad's eyes,
which, generally speaking. were every
where, happened to glance through
one of the long windows into the
dingy apartments dignified by the name
of .Ladies' Parlor," where, rather to
his surprise, he noticed a richly attired
lady, with vail before her face, sitting
on the worn, hair-cloth sofa. Guests
were not common at Potter's-par-
ticularly well-dressed ladies-and Tad,
secretly marveling, gave this one more
particular attention as he walked to and
fro. One thing struck him as being
rather peculiar, which was that, de-
spite the warmth of the July evening,
the stranger wore over her other ap-
parel long silk circular, very similar
to the one which had played so impor-
tant part in his own exodus from the
CITY, even to the fur lining, of which
he caught tiny glimpse.
Joe Whitney had joined him in his
walk, and, noticing the direction OF his
gaze, had whispered confidentially:
"Say, that's my passenger-Potter's
goin' to give me a quarter to drive her
over to Middleboro. to catch the
train cause he can't spare the hostler.
She's in big hurry" added Joe, with
a gleeful chuckle, $50 they're harness
ing up Brown Pete, and there isn't but
one better trotter in the stable-that' 8
Potter's sorrel mare, and she's regu-
lar flier." For Joe, like most boys
was very fond of fast horse, and, be-
ing an excellent driver for his years,
obtained gratuitous rides and occasion
al quarters by taking occasional pas
sengers to their different destinations
Tor Mr.. Potter.
But the arrival of the stage, with MI.
Atherton and one other passenger
small, silent man, who only spoke IN
monosyllables, whose features Tad
could not distinguish in the gathering
darkness-drove Joe's communication
and the mysterious occupant of the par
lor, alike, from his mind, till after the
discovery of the robbery of Mrs. Ma
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PARTY "HoRN-sLowING."

The Unfair Treatment Which the Inter-
State Commerce Bill Is Receiving at
Republican Hands
The newspaper organs which for
party purposes kept up an incessant
demand on successive Democratic Con-
crosses for the passage of an Inter-
State Commerce bill and which hailed
the adoption of the present measure
with much satisfaction are now very
generally attacking the law, abusing
the Congress which passed it and re-
Wiling the Democratic party for its in
competency. They who look to an
organ for fairness, decency or sense
will be disappointed, but it OCCASION
ally seems as though idiocy and men,
dacity were not essential to the con-
duct even of such wind instruments.
The very journals which are now con-
demning law which has not as yet
had a pretense of trial were for the
most part the most reckless, enthusi-
astic and vociferous advocates of its
passage. Such journalism, some of
which is to be seen in Chicago, is moth
ing less than contemplate, no matter
from what standpoint it may be viewed.
For more than ten years the Senate,
with heavy Republican majority most
of the time, defeated every attempt of
the House of Representatives to legis-
late ON the National railroad problem.
At length it sprang a dubious device
Of its own, which a despalring House
was constrained to accept. with some
notifications. No Intelligent man be-
lieved that the Cualom-R Reagan bill as
finally offered for passage would meet
the requirements Of the case, for, it was
too palpably the, work of enemies as
we'll as of friends of the principle of
National control, but it was regarded
as beginning. and for the purpose of
minimizing any disastrous effects
which it might have the Commission
ers created by it were given full au-
thority to Suspend its operation in
cases where they deemed it adj
visable. Many sincere advocates
| of National control would have
preferred to see this bill beaten,
but the elatter of the very organs which
are now attacking the law and the
party held responsible for it, served to
drown the warning voices that were
everywhere raised against it. The bill
was passed, and a commission. admit
tedly composed OF capable men, is now
seeking under many disadvantages to
make something out of it.
| Whether they succeed in this under
taking or not, they will at least be in a
position before many months to report
to Congress what legislation is needed.
Tt is an easy matter for party horn
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REPUBLICAN, FRESHNESS.

MI. shernaAn's Evident Opinion Of His
Youthful Followers Of the Quaker City.
Young Republicans almost every
where are bright youths, with the lus-
ter of newness and freshness upon
them. We dare say the Young Re-
publicans Of Philadelphia are no ex-
ception to the rule.
Senator Sherman has been for many
years Republican, with all that the
name implies. He has grown old and
rich in the exercise Of Republicanism.
He must have, however, a very poor
opinion of the intelligence of his jun
Tors in Philadelphia, judging by the
letter in which he has undertaken to
explain to them the philosophy Of the
continued existence of the Republican
party, and to provide programme for
this and future generations Of Young
Republicans.
"The work OF the Republican party is but
fairly begun"
That is Honest John Sherman's text.
Did not another Honest John-Honest
John Patterson, Of South Carolina
make remark somewhat to the same
effect q few years agoa Mr.. Sherman
continues:
"what you have to do is stnl further toae-
velop and diversity American industry"
It strikes us that good many DEM
ocrats, young. middle aged, and old.
are at present engaged in this noble
work with no immediate intention OF
yielding to the Young Republicans
the monopoly Of development and de
versification.
.AThe education of tho rising generatton,w with
out respect to rCce, color. or previous condf-
ton OF servitude, ought to be constant object
of desire.
1t ought to be, and we. are happy to
add that it is, without respect either to
race, color or previous condition Of
servitude, or to the lines of party or.
ganizations. We know of more than
one village school in which,little DEM
ocrats may be seen studying the spell
Ing book side by side with, the small
brothers and sisters of Mr.. Sherman's
Young Republican friends.
tho equal enjoyment of every civil and po.
htical right given by the constitution should be
secured by every legal and constitutional
| means"
| Yes, by all means
.The shadows ana prejud4ccs Of the past
should be lifted by the lights Of modern civilza-
| ton."
In the immortal words Of the poet.
you bet!
All this. writes Honest John Sher-
man, is the work which the Republic
an party still has to carry on and carry
out to its logical conclusion.
| It is evident that this venerable and
opuleht NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. does not
believe that the Young Republicans Of
Philadelphia are very bright youths,
however sure he may feel of their In.
tellectual freshness. y Sun.
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CHAPTER AIu.-CONTINUED.
81 don't wish to increase the general
unpleasantness," he observed, poking
his head through the door with ghast-
ly smile, "but I'm compelled to re-
mark that the thief has also taken''-
"Not my Roman gold bracelets,
John DEAR" interrupted his wife,
clasping her hands in tragic manner
-" don't say that!''
ST grieve to be obliged to say so, my
love-" said Mr.. Mason, with affected
pleasantly, "and also to add that not
only have your watch and chain been
stolen silently away, but the biggest
trunk seems to have been despoiled of
a dress or two, as well as the fur-lined
circular> which you Uould insist upon
bringing. in spite of my remonstrances,
while''-
"Here, Tad! Tad, come back here!
where are you goingr interrupted Miss
Smith, as, at the words "fur-lined cir
cular.'' Tad, Selling his cap from the
table, bolted from the room without
word, followed by Mr.. Mason, who
muttered something about hunting up
teric sob, sought her own apartment
for the purpose of seeing whether she
had sustained any further loss.
Mr.. Anterior rose to his feet with
suspicion in his eye, and the little
sachel key, which he had previously
drawn from his pocket, in his hand.
dido not like the appearance
of all this" he said, in a tone of severe
displeasure. THAT boys behavior,
from my first encounter with him, at
the station in Philadelphia, to this last
-er-hasty exit, has, to say the least,
hardly been above suspicion; and /
must say
"What, sirr' wrathfully exclaimed
Miss Smith, not needing pacific Mrs.
Flagg's gentle twitch at her dress
skirt, $50 you dare to insinuate that
my-that Tad, who's ben under my
own eye ever sence he come to Blk
port-an' a honester, stiddier boy never
ived-would'- s
ssWithout meanin' to come into no
COLLISION gently but firmly interposed
Captain Flagg, in persuasive tones,
San SEEM we're all neighbors an
frien's, supposin' we lay to an anchor
for a spell, an see what comes of it.
In my way of thinkin'," continued the
Captain, beaming mildly upon Mr..
Atherton, who, apparently a little
ashamed of his haste, had subsidized
again into his chair, ..that there boy is
all Miss Smith says, an more, too, an
it's my belief that what's sot him off all
so sudden is some kind of clew that
he's in hurry to overhaul. What do
you think, Polly?"
Polly said that she kneaU it was some
thing of the sort, while Mrs. Flagg
murmured words to the same effect.
So, as there was nothing to do but
await events, Miss Smith swallowed
what she afterwards mentioned as her
righteous Indignation" and took up
her knitting; Mr.. Anterior controlled
his Impotence as best he could, and,
drawing paper from his pocket, be-
came seemingly absorbed in its con-
tents, though Tad was perpetually
scampering up and down its columns;
while the Flaggs conversed with each
other and Miss Smith in a confidential
undertone, regarding the strange events
of the day.
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nose pointing forward, the intelligent
animal seemed to understand that now,
if ever, her best efforts were required,
and her slim legs went measuring off
the miles with long, steady strides that
seemed to imperceptibly grow longer
and swifter as she warmed up to her
work.
The sorrel mare was going nearly
two miles to Brown Pete's one, at her
present rate of speed. Trembling with
excitement, Tad held his hat on with
one hand, while with the other he
chung to the rail of the buggy. as the
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pines and hemlocks which bordered the

pines and hemlocks which bordered the
road seemed flying by like lightning.
"There they are,'' briefly said Mr.
Blossom, speaking for the first time
since they had started. Far ahead in
the moonlight rose Winslow's hill. be-
yond which lay Middleboro, about two
miles distant. Outlined against the
pale ribbon-like road was black NOV
ing object, at the sight of which Tad's
heart gave great throb of excitement
Mr.. Blossom took the long, slender
whip from the socket and gently
touched the sorrel mares heaving flank.
Whew! Tad began to wish he was
safely back on Mr.. Potter's piazza.
Such going! The mare was making
such time as she had never excelled
even at the Middleboro trotting-park.
If wheel should come Off
But now, as they gained rapidly up
on the team in advance, it was evident
that the pursued had become aware of
a pursuer. Up the long hill sped
Brown Pete, but the feet strides of the
sorrel mare followed with increasing
speed. Down the log incline-and
now the distant lights of Middleboro
town were distinctly visible.
CHAPTER XIV.
Mr.. Blossoms lips were tightly COM
pressed, as he glanced from the flying
team to the distant village lights; for,
though the sorrel mare was doing her
best, it was very evident that she was
beginning to be ''winded;" while
Brown Pete, driven at less rate of
speed at the beginning of the journey,
seemed nearly as fresh as ever.
You'd better pull up, Edwards
I'm bound to have you," called Mr..
Blossom, in a strong, clear voice, that
rose above the rafting wheels.
First catch your hare shouted a
mocking voice, as the speaker, whose
plumed hat had dropped off, turned on
| the seat and looked back. He had
| snatched the reins from Joe's hands
at the first indications of pursuit, and
was plying the whip numerically,
while Joe, in a seeming agony OF terror
| at discovering the dangerous character
of his passenger, had dropped into the
| bottom of the buggy.
| But Joe was no coward, and was
| quick-witted withal. AS he heard the
detectives shouted remark and his un-
pleasant companion's reply, he hesitated
one brief second, and then, reaching
up, seized the right-hand reign in both
hands - pulling on it with all his
strength.
Of course, the inevitable result fol-
| lowed. Brown Pete swerved wildly to
! the right-the forward wheel turned
under the buggy-bottom, and
"cramped," which caused the buggy
| itself to turn over-with such surpris-
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"BRANDED" AS TRAITORS. :

ontAlN06D ~ tstsNs >ss~~'
An Incomplete List OF Those Who Havs
Cut Clear OF tho Corrupt Republican
Party-A Political and Phnoaogical Fro
test.
Horace Greeley was one Of those who
rocked the cradle of the Republican
party. In 1872 he left it. At once he
became a '.traitor."
Henry Ward Beecher's voice was one
of the first the infant Republican par
ty learned to listen to. He left the
party in 1884, and at once became
s'traitor."
George William Curtis, whose high
attachments and high character had
been for years a source of strength to
the anne party when it most needed
strength, left it a few years ago. He
became ''traitor.''
James Russell Lowell, whose pen OF
fire kindled the consciences of thou
sands, upon thousands and helped to
make the Republican party possible, is
now denounced as "mugwump" and
TRAITOR"
Charles Sumner, who was like
tower of strength, ''four-square to all
the winds Of Heaven that blow" in
troublous days of the 'fifties, left the
Republican party and supported Gree
ley in the campaign of ". He also
became a TRAITOR"
GeneraI Neal Dow. who was one Of
the founders of that party in Maine,
left it i'm 1885, and became s.traitor."
John r: st. John, who defied the
'black Laws" and fed a fugitive slave
boy in his, front yard where every one
might see it, and who shouldered his
musket at the call of the President,
and who was twice made Governor by
the Republicans of Kansas, left that
party in 1884, and become most un-
mitigated s4traitor.''
General Clinton B. Fisk, a brave
soldier, an honored philanthropist. and
one of the earliest and staunchest
friends to the cause out of which the
Republican party sprang, left it and
became ''traitor" several years ago.
And now there is revolt in Rhode
Island against the corrupt machine in
the Republican party. The Providence
Journal, the strongest paper of the
State, has .revolted. President Robin
son, of Brown University, has re-
volted, and many of the leading citi-
zens are in the movement. And in the
New York Tribune we read in an edi-
torial that
'.This band of traitors is not large, but what
1t lacks in numbers IL has endeavored to mako
up in malignity."
1t is about time to settle this ques.
ton: Can man leave his old party.
in any event. for any cause, without
being branded before the American
public with that term SO full of odium
that the very children learn to lisp it
with bitterness-traitor?
For political and pathological rea-
sons we object to, this, style of treat
ment. A man has as much right to
follow his convictions out Of the Re-
publican party as he has to follow
them into that party. And we want
to preserve the word traitor with all
| its odium as a fitting term for men
who, like Benedict Arnold, desert their
country and their cause, to crafty
feelings of personal revenge or ambi-
ton. The word is fast being robbed
Of all its terrors and becoming term
of honor by the use now made OF it.
We protest, in behalf of the English
| language.-N. y. Voice.
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Ebony cabinets may be washed with
soft warm water and CASTLE soap,
rubbed dry and polished with flannel
dipped In inseed oil.
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blower to ..whoop up the people in
favor of any ill-advised measure falsely
represented as one of relief for existing
abuses. 1t is easier still for any block
head to cry down measure once
adopted, of which wise and sincere men
are endeavoring to make the best. The
number Of such horn-blowers and block.
heads in control of party newspapers
is large, but fortunately it is not i'm
creasinr. Chic10o Herald.
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Adventures Of Tad.
OR THE
HAPS AND MISHAPS OF 4 LOST SACHEI,,
4 Story for Young and Old.
BY FRANK h CONVERSE.
AUTHOR OF PEPPER ADAMS" BLOWN OUT
10 SEA-" paul GRAFTON" ETC.
CHAPTER xIu.-Cosr1NuEp.

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